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Death Surprising a Young Couple
Jan van de Velde (II) (mentioned on object), c. 1610 - c. 1650
A sumptuously attired couple enjoy food, drink, and luxury objects. Death appears behind them, holding a winged hourglass as a warning about the brevity of life. The withered flowers on the ground, too, symbolize transience. Young couples overtaken by Death was a popular theme in the 16th and 17th century, when life was shorter and death always around the corner.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-15.311
- Dimensionsheight 194 mm x width 152 mm
- Physical characteristicsets